CVE-2012-3458

Description

Beaker before 1.6.4, when using PyCrypto to encrypt sessions, uses AES in ECB cipher mode, which might allow remote attackers to obtain portions of sensitive session data via unspecified vectors.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.60%
Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/bbangert/beaker/commit/91becae76101cf87ce8cbfabe3af2622fc328fe5
http://secunia.com/advisories/50226 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/50520 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/13/10 mailing list
http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2541 vendor advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=809267

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-3458?
CVE-2012-3458 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-3458?
To fix CVE-2012-3458, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-3458 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2012-3458 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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